Germain Courbet, Marquis de La Faye

Germain Courbet, Marquis de La Faye (22 March 1771-15 March 1805) was a politician of the French Empire under Napoleon Bonaparte.

Biography
Germain Courbet, Marquis de La Faye was born in Paris, France on 22 March 1771 to an aristocratic family. La Faye joined the National Convention in 1795 at the age of 24 and was a moderate, taking the seat of former Jacobin Club extremists that were killed off. La Faye was an advocate of people's rights, but he later voted for Napoleon Bonaparte's taking power as First Consul and supported him in becoming Emperor of the French Empire. La Faye was rewarded with a mansion in Paris, and he became an influential leader of the Bonapartists.

In 1805, he supported the entry of France into the Napoleonic Wars. However, on 15 March 1805 he was killed by Chasseurs a Cheval captain Louis Brognard at the Cafe Arnaud in Le Marais, Paris, with a saber slid into his chest. La Faye was assassinated because he supported conscription, and his killer was later brought to justice by guillotine.